bushido_man96

A walking cane comes to mind.

4/25/2022 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 175x5, 245x3, 315x1, 350x5, 350x5, 350x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 105x3, 140x1, 166x5, 166x5, 166x5, 166x5, 166x5. Squat keeps going. Reps 4 and 5 of each set were difficult now, but it keeps grinding up, for now. Press sets were a struggle towards the end. TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Pretty much played an instructor role tonight. Two of our younger black belts were the only students, and they reviewed some material. 4/27/2022 Strength Training Deadlift: 135x5, 185x5, 255x3, 330x1, 365x5. Bench Press: 45x5x2, 115x5, 155x3, 205x1, 225x5. Coming back to very limited bench pressing, so I don't aggravate my shoulder any more. TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. T-shirt Class. I spent about a half hour of this class wrestling with my oldest son...and he absolutely trashed me! And it was a good time! We worked on some stuff together, like clinching, and some positional stuff. It was a good time, we got some good cardio in, and we plan on doing some more of it.

I'm actually getting ready to give one tomorrow, and my old DT coach used to give them on the regular. They were really focused on just a few wrist releases, several choke defenses, a little ground stuff like defending with someone inside your guard, and some basic kicking like front kicks, and basic striking like hammerfists, palm strikes, and elbow strikes. The session will be pretty low impact, so no one gets hurt, but with lots of reps.

4/22/2022 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 135x5, 225x3, 280x5, 280x5. Pin Press: 45x5x2, 65x5, 95x5, 115x1, 135x1, 155x1, 175x1, 177x1, 180x1, 180x1, 180x1, 180x1, 180x1. Did a light squat session today, just to try to keep things fresh. Tried pin press again, and may be trying to add it into the program more often.

4/18/2022 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 170x5, 240x5, 305x1, 347.5x5, 347.5x5, 347.5x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 105x3, 140x1, 164.5x5, 164.5x5, 164.5x5, 164.5x5, 164.5x5. Squats were hard, but felt strong. Last few reps on each set are grinding more and more, but it feels so good to finish. Press 5x5 is climbing up and up. 4/21/2022 Range Training: 8:00 - 11:00 am. Pistol qualification at the range today. Hadn't shot in some time, and it unfortunately showed. I need to get some more practice in. Strength Training Deadlifts: 135x5, 225x5, 275x3, 315x1, 360x5. Press: 45x5x2, 95x5, 135x3, 165x1, 175x1, 175x1, 177x1, 177x1, 177x1, 178x1, 178x1. I tried to do 186 again for singles, but again, failed. I'm hoping it has more to do with the fact I had been sick for a few days and not able to eat well. Instead, I backed off the weight and still got singles in that felt heavy. Deadlift was another matter entirely. Checking back in my log, I had done deadlift in about 2 weeks. I knew I needed to do it, so I went in planning to warm it up and see how it felt, and probably back off from my last work set of 360. My buddy talked me into loading 360, and I pulled it for 5, and pulled it pretty well, much to my surprise. Now, I just have to make sure to keep it prioritized through this baseball season schedule.

Congratulations!

My go-to has always been books, but you can probably find some great resources on YouTube, as well.

Those are great traits to find in an instructor.

Welcome to KF, and welcome back to training!

Now that is interesting!

4/12/2022 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 170x5, 240x3, 305x1, 342.5x5, 342.5x5, 342.5x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 105x3, 140x1, 163x5, 163x5, 163x5, 163x5, 163x5. Another tough squat session, but I made the best of it. Dropping to 2.5 lb increases now. 4/15/2022 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 170x5, 240x3, 305x1, 345x5, 345x5, 345x5. Press: 45x5x2, 95x5, 135x3, 165x1, 186x1, 186x1, 186x1, 135x5, 135x5. So the day before, I had some issues. My Meniere's flared up, and I ended up in bed for a portion of the day, suffering from dizziness, and I didn't eat much. I felt better the next day, so gave the gym a go. At first, I thought I'd be somewhat conservative, and just see how it felt doing the warmups. Turned out, they felt good, so I went to my regularly scheduled work sets for squats, and got all three sets. I started focusing on really shoving my but back and keeping my knees from sliding forward, and it seemed to really help, especially in hitting depth. Press was another matter. I don't know if it was from the day before, but after set 3, nothing went up. I tried but failed several times. I backed it off and did a few more sets to get volume, and that was it.

Got to love those higher level classes!

4/9/2022 Strength Training Snatch: 100x2, 110x2, 115x1, 122.5x2, 122.5x2, 122.5x2, 122.5x2, 122.5x2. Clean & Jerk: 130x1, 140x1, 150x2, 150x2, 150x2, 150x2, 150x2. I missed a few of the snatches; not sure what I was doing wrong, but I'd get them up about chest level and it would die. It happened a few times. C&J went much better.

Glad to hear that it went so well for you, Bob! Hooray for the old school, right?

4/8/2022 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 165x5, 225x3, 295x1, 340x5, 340x5, 340x5. Press: 45x5x2, 90x5, 125x3, 165x1, 184x1, 184x1, 184x1, 184x1, 184x1, 184x1, 184x1. Neutral-grip Chins: 2, 2, 2, 2, 2. Stretch: hams, quads, glutes, shoulders. The last set of squats is a grinder, but I'm finishing. Still need to find a little more consistency in hitting depth. Presses were hard. There were a few of the reps where I got it out of the groove, throwing the bar forward as I thrust my hips forward. This caused me to end up with some half reps before getting a good one in. I also had one die on my 3/4 the way up, which was disheartening. But things getting tougher means I'm getting stronger.

Glad to hear things are going well for you, tubby!

Geez, that's kind of crazy, Bob. Hoping it finally goes through for you here next time!

Thanks for clarifying the explanations, both of you. It's much clearer to me now.

I agree with Bob's sentiments. It's good to hear you sparring with some different people, and seeing where your improvements are. Keep up the good work!

4/6/2022 Strength Training Deadlifts: 135x5, 245x4, 315x1, 360x5. Bench Press: 45x5x2, 135x5, 185x3, 235x1, 265x2, 265x3, 225x5. More bench press issues. My plan was to do a few sets of 3, but that didn't go well. Back to the drawing board. The pain lingers in my shoulder now after workouts, and that just won't do. TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. T-Shirt Class. Went through all colored belt forms and one-steps, by each colored belt rank, while doing some kicks on the bag in between. Stretched in the stretching machine afterwards.

This is an article I wrote back in 2007, talking about the practice of forms. Keep in mind, I was a much younger Martial Artist then, and had yet to be exposed to the idea of applications. Suffice it to say, I have grown as a Martial Artist since then, but I still think the article has some value. What Forms Are Good For

Thanks for the explanation, Bob. I think I've seen such things in the past. When I've seen them, they have seemed to have more of a demonstration approach than a practical approach. Has this been your experience?

This is an interesting take, however, not the first time I've heard it, either. I'm kind of the opposite; I really like finding some applications to apply to techniques from the forms. I don't know which one's you don't particularly care for, but I've seen some that are very similar to the techniques done as they are in the forms. I take it you're not a fan of Iain Abernethy?

4/1/2022 Strength Training Bench Press: 45x5x2, 135x5, 185x3, 235x1, 262.5x5, 235x5, 235x5. Snatch: 100x2, 110x2, 115x1, 120x2, 120x2, 120x2, 120x2, 120x2. Clean & Jerk: 125x1, 135x1, 147.5x2, 147.5x2, 147.5x2, 147.5x2, 147.5x2. Neutral-grip Chins: 2, 2, 2, 2, 2. Stretch: hams, quads, glutes, shoulders. Just one heavy set on the bench was much easier on my shoulder. I may consider sets of 3 as well. I took videos of my snatches and C&J, and it helps in evaluating them. 4/5/2022 Strength Training Squats: 135x5, 165x5, 225x3, 295x1, 337.5x5, 337.5x5, 337.5x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 105x3, 140x1, 161.5x5, 161.5x5, 161.5x5, 161.5x5, 161.5x5. Stretch: hams, quads, glutes. Squat depth was really good on first set, and watching the videos I took, frame by frame, I was hitting depth or darn close on the subsequent sets. Both my boys have baseball season starting up. My high schooler already played one double header. With that happening, the workout schedule is going to start getting weird. I'm going to be squeezing in training when I can, still hoping for at least two squat sessions per week.

What an awesome experience! Thanks for sharing it with us. Training opportunities like this are so awesome!